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<H2>NAME</H2>

ackinfo.cgi - Xymon CGI script to acknowledge alerts
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>

<B>ackinfo.cgi</B>

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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>

<B>ackinfo.cgi</B> is invoked as a CGI script via the 
ackinfo.sh CGI wrapper.
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ackinfo.cgi is used to acknowledge an alert on the Xymon
&quot;Critical Systems&quot; view, generated by the
<I><A HREF="../man1/criticalview.cgi.1.html">criticalview.cgi</A>(1)</I>

utility. This allows the staff viewing the Critical Systems view to 
acknowledge alerts with a &quot;Level 1&quot; alert, thereby removing the
alert from the Critical Systems view.
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Note that the Level 1 alert generated by the ackinfo.cgi
utility does <B>NOT</B> stop alerts from being sent.
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In a future version of Xymon (after Xymon 4.2), this utility
will also be used for acknowledging alerts at other levels.
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>

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<DT>--level=NUMBER<DD>
Sets the acknowledgment level. This is typically used to force a specific
level of the acknowledgment, e.g. a level 1 acknowledge when called from the
Critical Systems view.
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<DT>--validity=TIME<DD>
Sets the validity of the acknowledgment. By default this is taken from the
CGI parameters supplied by the user.
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<DT>--sender=STRING<DD>
Logs STRING as the sender of the acknowledgment. By default, this is taken
from the loginname of the webuser sending the acknowledgment.
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<DT>--env=FILENAME<DD>
Loads the environment defined in FILENAME before executing the CGI script.
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<DT>--area=NAME<DD>
Load environment variables for a specific area. NB: if used,
this option must appear before any --env=FILENAME option.
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<DT>--debug<DD>
Enables debugging output.
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<H2>ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</H2>

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<DT>XYMONHOME<DD>
Used to locate the template files for the generated web pages.
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<DT>QUERY_STRING<DD>
Contains the parameters for the CGI script.
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>

<A HREF="../man1/criticalview.cgi.1.html">criticalview.cgi</A>(1), <A HREF="../man7/xymon.7.html">xymon</A>(7)
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<DT><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAF">ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES</A><DD>
<DT><A HREF="#lbAG">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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